The US bent over to accept a third straight loss to their arch-enemies, blowing a two-goal lead to spectacularly lose the Gold Cup final to Mexico in front of more than 90,000 spectators in the Rose Bowl on Saturday.

Over the past three weeks, we have seen the usual rollercoaster ride that we've come to associate with the United States National Team. The result against Spain on June 4th was an abysmal first half performance against the best team in the world.

The US Men's National Team will take the field on Saturday against reigning European and World champions Spain in Foxboro Massachusetts, in their final preparation before the start of the 2011 Gold Cup.

Over the past 12 months, right back Steve Cherundolo has been playing the best soccer of his career at both the international and club levels but now he will be looking to continue it into this summer's Gold Cup.

After struggling early in the season with Pachuca, US national team forward Herculez Gomez is hoping that a strong final two months will put him on the US Gold Cup team and keep him at his club next season